To Have And To Hold by Diana Palmer

Author:Diana Palmer [Palmer, Diana]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781474044776
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Published: 2016-01-14T18:30:00+00:00

CHAPTER 6

It was dark when they got into the Mercedes with their luggage and started for the airport.

“It’s only going to be overnight, isn’t it?” Madeline asked, feeling comfortable in her jeans and navy blue blouse. “I left plenty of water and food down for Cabbage, but only for a day and a night. She’s such a glutton, she eats it all in the beginning.”

“Just like my dog,” he chuckled. “They’ll be all right. Do you have a fishing license?”

“Nope. See how efficient I am? See why old McCallum loves me so?” she teased.

“If the truth were known,” he told her, “I’ll bet old McCallum loves you like hell.”

“Worships me from afar, you mean?” She laughed, enjoying the early morning, the ride, his company. In his own jeans and a worn knit shirt, he looked every inch a fisherman, and she wondered absently why he insisted on pretending he had money. It didn’t matter to her one way or the other. It was the man she loved. Loved. She leaned her head against the seat with a sigh.

“McCallum worships the corporation, honey,” he said gruffly. “Didn’t you know? It’s his life.”

She cut her eyes to the distant Atlanta skyline, brilliant lights over the sleepy little outsprung communities. “That crash must have been terrible for him,” she said quietly. “And the little boy. . . .”

He switched on the radio, tuning it to a station with soothing music. “We’ll make it to Columbus in about thirty minutes, with luck. I hope you filled your stomach up before we left,” he added.

“I did. And I bought some seasick tablets along, too,” she said smugly. Where he couldn’t see, she crossed her fingers with a silent prayer. If she got airsick this time, it was going to be a very long flight.

There was something magic in the sleek lines of the red and white Cessna 310. It had the grace of the big twin-engine bird it was, and Madeline loved the feel of it in the air. Sitting there, strapped in beside Cal, she felt as safe as any sea gull.

“I love it!” she said aloud, watching the clouds sail above in fluffy white sculptures.

He glanced sideways at her and smiled, his eyes never leaving the controls for more than an instant. “Cessnas have a good safety record,” he told her. “And sexy lines—like a woman.”

She watched his long-fingered hands at the controls, and saw the ease with which he mastered the big plane. It had been like that with her, leisurely expertness in the way he mastered her struggles and her fears….

She turned her eyes out the window and watched the small towns appear and grow large on the horizon as they approached. Everything was misty with haze, and the houses and cars looked like toys from that altitude.

*

In no time at all, they were landing in Columbus. Cal checked in with the fixed base operator and bought her a Coke from the machine snack bar.

“Dan and Merry should be here any

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